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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Potency \Po"ten*cy\, n. [L. potentia, from potens, -entis,
potent. See {Potent}, and cf {Potance}, {Potence},
{Puissance}.]
The quality or state of being potent; physical or moral
power; inherent strength; energy; ability to effect a
purpose; capability; efficacy; influence. ``Drugs of
potency.'' --Hawthorne.
A place of potency and away o' the state. --Shak.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
potency
n 1: possession of controlling influence; "the deterrent power of
nuclear weapons"; "the power of his love saved her"
[syn: {power}, {powerfulness}] [ant: {powerlessness}]
2: capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical
effects: "the toxin's potency"; "the strength of the
drinks" [syn: {effectiveness}, {strength}]
3: the inherent capacity for coming into being [syn: {potential},
{potentiality}]
4: the state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual
intercourse
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